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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 18

Daily Bag Limits

Grey duck, 15.
Shoveler (or spoonbill) duck, 5.
Mallard duck, 15.
Paradise duck, 3.
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill),
mallard, and paradise duck,
15 in all.

Pukeko, 1 north of the Ashley
River; 3 south of the Ashley
River.
Black swan, 2.
California quail, 10.
Cock pheasant, 1.
Chukor, no limit.
Canada goose, no limit.
Partridge, 2 north of the Ashley
River.

Shooting hours: 6.30 a.m. to 7 p.m., except that during the period
14 June to 2 July inclusive Canada goose may be shot 24 hours per
day in that portion of the North Canterbury Acclimatisation
District that lies to the eastward of the South Island Main Trunk
Railway line.

Decoy limit: 25.

Special Conditions

1. No hut, mudhole, stand, hide, shelter, maimai, boat, louvre,
   or cylinder or other contrivance shall be used for the hunting or
   killing of game in any part of Lake Ellesmere in which the water
   is of a greater depth than 24 in., excepting such areas as may
   be decided upon by the North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society:
   Provided that nothing in this special condition shall prevent any
   person using any vessel for the purpose of retrieving game that
   has been killed or wounded.

2. It shall be an offence for any person to wilfully leave any
   swan(s) shot, or the mutilated bodies of any swan(s) shot, in the
   North Canterbury Acclimatisation District.

3. A licence issued pursuant to this notification to hunt or kill
   game shall entitle the holder thereof to hunt or kill game on that
   portion of the bank and bed of the Rakaia River which lies within
   the Ashburton Acclimatisation District, and on that portion of the
   bank and bed of the Conway River which lies within the Marl-
   borough Acclimatisation District, during the period and subject,
   mutatis mutandis, to the conditions prescribed in the notification
   fixing an open season for game in those districts respectively.

4. Shooters wishing to hunt partridge must present their licences
   for endorsement to the Secretary, North Canterbury Acclimatisa-
   tion Society, who will issue a permit for this species. Permittees are
   required to complete a Partridge Shooting Diary to be returned to
   the Banding Officer, Department of Internal Affairs, Private Bag,
   Wellington.

5. It shall be an offence to drive black swan for the purpose of
   hunting or killing them on or around Lake Ellesmere.

Otago Acclimatisation District

REFERENCE to description: Gazette, No. 50, of 26 July 1945, at page
945.

Game That May be Hunted
or Killed

Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), and
mallard duck .. .. .. 1 May to 7 June incl.
Paradise duck .. .. .. 1 May to 30 May incl.
Pukeko .. .. .. 1 May to 7 June incl.
Black swan (except in Maniototo
County) .. .. .. 1 May to 7 June incl.
California quail and pheasants .. 5 June to 1 Aug. incl.
Chukor .. .. .. 5 June to 29 Aug. incl.
Partridge .. .. .. 7 June to 13 June incl.

Daily Bag Limits

Grey duck, 15.
Shoveler (or spoonbill), 15.
Mallard duck, 15.
Paradise duck, 3.
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill),
paradise, and mallard (male
and female) duck, 15 in all.

Shooting hours: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. for quail, chukor, partridge and
pheasants; 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for waterfowl.

Decoy limit: 25.

Special Conditions

1. No person shall use, or cause to be used, on any water within
   the district for the hunting or killing of game any fixed stand,
   pontoon, hide, maimai, or loo, except within the distance of half
   a chain from the margin of such water in non-tidal waters, or half
   a chain from low-water mark in tidal waters, or, where raupo
   abounds, half a chain from the outside edge of such raupo.

2. A licence issued pursuant to this notification to hunt or kill
   game shall entitle the holder thereof to hunt or kill game in the
   Ashburton Acclimatisation District and in the South Canterbury
   Acclimatisation District, during the period and subject, mutatis
   mutandis, to the conditions prescribed in the notification fixing
   an open season for game in those districts.

3. Shooters wishing to hunt partridge must present their licences
   for endorsement to the Secretary, Otago Acclimatisation Society,
   who will issue a permit for this species. Permittees are required to
   complete a Partridge Shooting Diary to be returned to the Banding
   Officer, Department of Internal Affairs, Private Bag, Wellington.

South Canterbury Acclimatisation District

REFERENCE to description: Gazette, No. 17, of 12 March 1925, at
page 752.

Game That May be Hunted
or Killed

Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), and
mallard duck .. .. .. 1 May to 7 June incl.
Paradise duck (shooting of paradise
duck(s) is prohibited on the seaward
side of State Highway No. 72, from
the Arundel Bridge to Geraldine;
thence State Highway No. 79, from
Geraldine to Fairlie; thence Highway
No. 8 from Fairlie to Burkes Pass
township; thence along Rollesby
Road to the mouth of the MacKenzie
Pass at Lochharts Bridge; and thence
along Lochharts Creek to its com-
mencement) .. .. .. 1 May to 30 May incl.
Pukeko .. .. .. 1 May to 7 June incl.
Black swan .. .. .. 1 May to 7 June incl.
California quail .. .. .. 1 May to 1 Aug. incl.
Cock pheasant .. .. .. 1 May to 9 May incl.
Chukor .. .. .. 1 May to 29 Aug. incl.

Daily Bag Limits

Grey duck, 10.
Shoveler (or spoonbill), 5.
Mallard duck (female), 10.
Mallard drake, 15.
Paradise duck, 3.
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), paradise,
and mallard (male and female) duck,
10 in all, except that 5 extra mallard
drakes only may be taken.

Shooting hours: 6.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m., except that, in that
portion of Lake Benmore and its shore line one-half of a mile
in width which lies within the South Canterbury Acclimatisation
District, the hours shall be 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Decoy limit: 25.

Special Conditions

1. A licence issued subject to this notification shall entitle
   the holder thereof to hunt or kill game on that portion of the
   flood bed of the Rangitata River which lies within the Ashburton
   Acclimatisation District, and on that portion of the flood bed of
   the Pareora River which lies within the Waitaki Valley Acclimatisa-
   tion District, during the period and subject, mutatis mutandis, to the
   conditions prescribed in the notification fixing the open season for
   those districts.

2. A licence issued pursuant to this notification to hunt or kill
   game shall entitle the holder thereof to hunt or kill game in the
   Ashburton Acclimatisation District, during the period and subject,
   mutatis mutandis, to the conditions prescribed in the notification
   fixing an open season for game in that district.

Southern Lakes Acclimatisation District

REFERENCE to description: Gazette, No. 39, of 9 July 1959, at page
903.

Game That May be Hunted
or Killed

Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), and
mallard duck .. .. .. 1 May to 7 June incl.
Paradise duck .. .. .. 1 May to 30 May incl.
Pukeko .. .. .. 1 May to 7 June incl.
California quail .. .. .. 5 June to 1 Aug. incl.
Chukor .. .. .. 5 June to 29 Aug. incl.

Daily Bag Limits

Grey duck, 6.
Shoveler (or spoonbill), 5.
Mallard duck (female), 6.
Mallard drake, 10.
Paradise duck, 3.
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill),
mallard, and paradise duck,
10 in all.

Shooting hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Decoy limit: 25.